Tobacco addiction claims 25,500 lives every year
in New York State. Half a million more suffer with illness from smoking.
The economic burden [of this tragedy] impacts insurance premiums and
taxpayer funded Medicaid.
Everyone pays the price for tobacco addiction. And with Tobacco Free
Zones, everyone can help fight it.
T-Free Zones are a county-wide effort to fight tobacco addiction.
T-Free Zones keep the air smokefree around building entries and other
outdoor areas.
T-Free Zones support those who want to quit by helping a smoker control
the urge to light up.
And when retailers cut back their in-store advertising as part of a
T-Free Zone, that helps teens beat the tobacco trap for good!
To find out more, or to register your Tobacco Free Zone, visit Tompkins
dash c-o dot org, slash tobaccofree.
A message from Tobacco Free Tompkins and the Tompkins County Health
Department. Because we cannot afford another generation of tobacco addiction.